Life in a Democrazy
Here are four odd stories from the halls of U.S. state legislatures.
Author: Uncle John
4 Actors Replaced In Movies After Filming Began
It’s quite common for a movie production to replace an already cast actor before filming starts…but quite uncommon (and expensive) to replace a star after the cameras have started rolling.
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number (That I Made Up)
Lots of people lie about their age, for various reasons. Here are some famous who did it…and then got caught.
7 Yummy Facts About Prison Food
Prisons have by and large sourced out its food service to for-profit companies that also service school cafeterias. They get a lot of food out of a dollar. The average cost per meal, per prisoner: under a dollar.
How to Talk Like a Pirate
September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. You don’t want to look like an idiot do you? Here are some pirate words and phrases.
More Emmys Than Viewers
Well, they weren’t quite that unpopular. But here are some TV series that won major Emmy Awards despite a very low viewership.
When Relationships Ruin Bands
Let’s let the myth end here: Yoko Ono didn’t split up the Beatles—they were already falling apart when John Lennon met the eccentric artist. But here are some other bands who fell apart when romance got in the way.
4 Ways To Light a Fire Without Matches
This might not save you in the even of an apocalypse, but you never know when little tricks like these will come in handy. Not all of these fire techniques are easy, but they do work with practice.
5 Countries’ Top-Grossing Films of All Time
Avatar? Star Wars? Sure, they made a ton of money all around the world, but what are the most popular locally-made movies of all time in various countries?
$occer Jersey$
Like NASCAR drivers in the U.S., soccer teams, or “football clubs” in the rest of the world, wear jerseys adorned with advertisements for their sponsors, which could be a shoe maker, a brewery, an airline, or something weirder…like one of these.
Where Aren’t They Now: 5 Teen Stars Who Quit Acting
Acting as a teenager can often lead to a movie career as an adult. But sometimes, those actors have no interest in that.
3 Guys Who Lost Their Heads
Feel free to share these heady tales. Maybe they’ll help you get to the head of the class or….okay, we’re all out of head puns.
15 Ways to Not Look Like a Fool Abroad
Here are 15 ways not to look like a fool while traveling abroad. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
The Lost – And Found – Play of William Shakespeare
Probably the greatest and most influential writer in the English language, William Shakespeare is credited with writing more than three dozen plays. Amazingly, earlier this year another one was discovered.
Ask Uncle John Anything: The Juice is Loose! (And the Cider, Too)
Uncle John knows pretty much everything—and if he doesn’t, he heads his massive research library, or puts one of his many associates on the case. So go ahead: In the comments below, ask Uncle John anything. (And if we answer your question sometime, we’ll send you a free book!) This query comes from reader Jeremy […]
Women of the Gridiron
With college football season heating up once again, let’s take a look at two women that made history on the field.
The War on Poop
We recently told you about various the worldwide fight against public urination. Well, here’s story #2. This time we learn about the war on poop.
9 Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
On September 9, 2015, Queen Elizabeth II will surpass Queen Victoria to become the longest reigning monarch in British history. Here are some royal facts about Her Majesty. At the time she became Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, she became head of state for many countries, although many have since […]
